digital terrestrial television (dtt)

I've got a few LCD TVs but don't think that any of them have a digital TV tuner that can pick up DVB-T2, but do have USB and HDMI ports. When the analogue to digital switchover finally happens here in South Africa, I'm not looking forward to having to buy a separate set top box for each TV...

Digital TV migration policy imminent: DoC The final Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) policy in the Government Gazette next week.

R4.3 billion digital TV tender in doubt: DA The Democratic Alliance has expressed concerns over a recently closed tender for digital TV set-top boxes

Digital TV decoder subsidy details published Signs of movement around South Africa’s migration to digital terrestrial television are welcomed, the DA said

Digital TV costing tax payers another R620 million South Africa’s perpetually postponed migration to digital TV continues to cost Treasury hundreds of millions

No sign of any progress in digital TV: DA South Africa’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television appears to be at a standstill

New digital TV regulations: use it or lose it The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has published new regulations for digital terrestrial television

MultiChoice’s R60 million Namec payment questions Namec supports MultiChoice’s position on digital TV encryption, and MultiChoice has funded Namec-linked companies. Coincidence?

Namec fight over digital TV in South Africa Founding members of the National Association of Manufacturers in Electronic Components have accused its “self-styled” chairman of “massive fraud”

Digital TV in SA: “We dare not let our people down,” says minister Siyabonga Cwele has set new deadlines for South Africa’s migration to digital broadcasting

ANC told me to give R500-million to Cell C: Morudu A former senior manager at South Africa’s broadband-for-all agency has implicated the ANC in contract irregularities involving Usaasa

MultiChoice adds satellite capacity for digital TV Intelsat has announced that MultiChoice has expended its satellite capacity for offering digital terrestrial TV in Sub-Saharan Africa

They’re after our billions! – Usaasa The real reason a controversy is being created around the “broadband for all” agency is to get at the billions of Rands in its coffers, Usaasa has said

More setbacks for Digital TV in SA: SACF South Africa could still honour the ITU deadline for digital migration, if everything goes perfectly.

SA Digital TV decoders must support encryption: SACF The South African Communications Forum called a press conference to address what it says is a “wrong view” on Cabinet’s DTT set-top box decision

Digital TV in South Africa: no encryption needed, says Cabinet Cabinet has adopted changes to policy that makes set-top box control systems optional in South Africa

R553-million DStv-SABC deal questions unanswered A review of South Africa’s policy on conditional access and encryption in digital TV continues despite unanswered questions

Digital TV conditional access war must stop: Carrim No matter how the digital television conditional access issue is decided, someone will probably sue the government, says minister of communications

Freevision satellite TV announced The relaunch of the Vivid free-to-air satellite TV service has been confirmed

Cheaper price project: ICASA deadline rundown ICASA has set itself deadlines for 4 projects within its newly launched Cost to Communicate programme.